Oracle Announces New Products and Services to Strengthen Its Position as the World's Leading Provider of Software for Information Management

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Oracle Corp., the world's leading supplier of information management software, has announced a number of new products and services at the European Oracle User Group (EOUG) conference in Florence, Italy. These new offerings, which include the industry's first software suites for client/server application development, database servers, application development tools, new media, applications software, and mobile communications, are designed to enrich the investment of thousands of customers already made in Oracle products and strengthen Oracle's position as the world's leading provider of technology for information management across the enterprise.

The new products and services announced by Oracle include Developer/2000 and Designer/2000, software suites for rapidly developing client/server applications; the Oracle Transparent Gateway Family, which provides Oracle database users access to all corporate information; new UNIX versions of Oracle7 Workgroup Server; the world's largest OLTP system; Oracle7 MultiDimension, a breakthrough technology that allows corporations to efficiently manage both spatial and attribute data; and new versions of Oracle Mobile Agents, which provides enhanced ease-of-use features and additional functionality for application developers.

Furthermore, Oracle has announced plans to expand its Design & Migration Services program in Europe, which provides high-quality technical assistance to third-party application and tools providers. The company plans to open new Design & Migration Centers in the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Switzerland by the end of the year, with several more anticipated for 1996.

Oracle has also announced the immediate availability of Oracle TextServer3 with ConText, a software product that intelligently searches and manages text as easily as relational data. The company has also announced the expansion of its media offerings, including the adoption of Oracle Media Objects by BT for the development of interactive applications for the BT Interactive TV consumer trials.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oracle has announced a number of new products and services to strengthen its position as the world's leading provider of software for information management.
  • The new offerings include Developer/2000 and Designer/2000, the Oracle Transparent Gateway Family, new UNIX versions of Oracle7 Workgroup Server, and Oracle7 MultiDimension.
  • Oracle plans to expand its Design & Migration Services program in Europe to provide high-quality technical assistance to third-party application and tools providers.
  • Oracle has announced the immediate availability of Oracle TextServer3 with ConText, a software product that intelligently searches and manages text.
  • The company has also announced the adoption of Oracle Media Objects by BT for the development of interactive applications for the BT Interactive TV consumer trials.

Statistics:

  • The number of Sybase conversions to Oracle7 has markedly increased in recent months as application providers aim to capitalize on Oracle's leading technology and market presence.
  • The total license revenue growth for Oracle's application software business increased 65 percent over the prior period in the third fiscal quarter ending Feb. 28, 1995.
  • Software license fees for the third quarter were $33 million, and applications services revenue was approximately $50 million, representing a record quarter for the company's applications business.
  • Oracle's new media offerings include the expansion of its media server to support the fourth platform, and the immediate availability of Oracle TextServer3 with ConText.
  • The company plans to open new Design & Migration Centers in the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Switzerland by the end of the year, with several more anticipated for 1996.

Sources:

  • "Oracle Announces New Products and Services at EOUG Conference." PRNewswire, April 3, 1995.
  • "Oracle Introduces Software Suites for Client/Server Application Development." ORCL, n.d.
  • "Oracle Announces Plans to Expand Design & Migration Services Program in Europe." ORCL, n.d.
  • "Oracle Introduces Oracle TextServer3 with ConText." ORCL, n.d.
  • "BT Adopts Oracle Media Objects for ITV Applications." BT, n.d.